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Acting Fire Chief William Plagenz is challenging everyone in the City of Owen Sound to test their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and “Get Loud!” as part of your fire prevention plan.
By law, every home in Ontario must have a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas however, too often fatal fires in Ontario occur in homes where there were no working smoke alarms.
The “Get Loud” initiative is a challenge to homeowners and...
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Results of the City’s first Citizen Satisfaction Survey were presented to Owen Sound Council last evening during a Deputation from William Schatten and Winsome Stek, Forum Research Inc. and 75 per cent of citizens expressed satisfaction with the services delivered by the City. 
Forum Research Inc . was retained to conduct a statistically relevant Citizen Satisfaction Survey between July 12 and July 30, 2021. The survey used a random digit dial (RDD) methodology,...
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The installation and lighting of the seasonal cross-street Noma lights over 2 nd  Avenue East is an annual tradition in the River District. 
City staff will be installing the lights over four mornings, closing one block at a time to minimize the disruption to victors and businesses in the River District.  
The installation schedule is as follows: 
Tuesday, October 19:         ...
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TAKE NOTICE that the City of Owen Sound has received the following applications for lands located at SYDENHAM RANGE 3 EGR, PT PARK LOTS 3 TO 6; RP 16R-642 PARTS 1, 3 TO 5 and that these applications have been deemed complete by the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound:
Official Plan Amendment 11 being an application to amend the City’s Official Plan (2006) under Section 22 of the Planning Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.
Zoning By-law...
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The final Household Hazardous Waste Day Collection event of 2021 will take place this Saturday, October 16, 2021.
Saturday’s Household Hazardous Waste Event will take place at the Public Works building, located at 1900 20th Street East Owen Sound   and operate from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
Residents are encouraged to print and complete the Hazardous Waste Report Form and bring this form with them when they come to the event. The form can be...
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